A pretty welcome to your new home card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Birdhouses card Welcome Card

Posted on April 21, 2023April 9, 2023 by Mo Rootes

A pretty card to share with you today made using the sadly, about to retire Garden Birds stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the birdhouses card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia card – 4½” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 4⅜” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Black card

The branch, pole, birdhouses and bird were all stamped onto the smaller panel of Basic Black card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the following Blends Alcohol Markers to colour in the images – So Saffron, Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Pool Party, Old Olive, Smoky Slate & Ivory

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The grass and flowers were stamped along the bottom in Old Olive ink and the flowers coloured in with dark Highland Heather Blends Marker. Using a Blending Brush I added Soft Sea Foam ink to mute the stark white of the background. The panel was then added to the Fresh Freesia panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Birdhouses stamp set used to make a pretty welcome to your new home card

The tree branch was stamped along the top of the Old Olive card front in Old Olive ink and the grass and flowers added in the same way along the bottom of the card front. The coloured panel was then added overtop on Dimensionals.

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The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set. I then fussy cut around it with my Scissors before adding it to the card front.

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A trio of Milky Dots completed the card.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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The Garden Birdhousestamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog hop where our theme is a shades of blue monochrome project

Blue Birdhouses for the Stamping Inkspiations Blog Hop

Posted on June 11, 2022June 10, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have be challenged to create a monochromatic project using only shades of blue. After a lot of trial and error I opted to use the Garden Birdhouse stamp set to make a blue birdhouse card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the blue birdhouses card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Night of Navy card – 2⅝” by ⅜”

Using Pool Party ink, I stamped the leafy branch across the top and down the sides of the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The bird houses, poles and hanger were then stamped in Night of Navy ink. I added a tiny bird standing on top of one of the birdhouses.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in all the birdhouses and the poles – Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Tahitian Tide, Starry Sky and the retired Seaside Spray and Pretty Peacock.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The background white card looked too stark so I added Pool Party ink, very lightly using a Blending Brush. The panel was the added to the Starry Sky panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was mounted onto the Pool Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Friends are like Seashells stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Night of Navy card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool. I added it to the card front with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

Please continue around the hop to share the inspiration provided by by friends. Next up is the lovely Tricia Butts.

Angie McKenzie ● Aurélie Fabre ● Gez Carpenter

Jo Blackman ● Mo Rootes

Tricia Butts ● Teri West ● Susan Simpson

Danielle Kassing ● Terry Hamilton ● Leonie Stuart

Susan Webster ● Judith Patterson ● Karen Henderson

Vickie Littlewood ● Linda Moore ● Robbie Susan Chandler

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Garden Birdhouses stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet birdhouse hanging for a tree card

Birdhouse Hanging in a Tree

Posted on June 1, 2021May 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card featuring a pretty birdhouse hanging in a tree and made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Birdhouse hanging in a tree card you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Balmy Blue card – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Scrap Basic Black, Basic White & Poppy Parade

I stamped the branch onto the upper eight & lower left corner of the Granny Apple Green card base in 2^nd generation Mossy Meadow ink.